This week, why not praise God for everything you see, regardless? He is sovereign.
1) New Digital Training: From Disciple-Making to Multiplication
What if disciple-making moved beyond training to traction? Multiplying Disciplers is a practical digital training platform for practitioners who long to multiply disciples. Short courses are shaped by movement research, field-tested wisdom and real experience, so insight becomes action. Free for the first 1,000 Founding Members. Start here: https://multiplying-disciplers.org.
2) Resources for Sending Churches
Church, want to go deeper in sending missionaries well? Get resources for debriefing sent ones? Grow in caring for TCKs? Have a question about good BAM/B4T practices? These topics and more are part of The Circle, a church-centric resource from Shepherd’s Staff (www.ssmfi.org). Contact Bonnie, Director of Partnerships and Mobilization, to set up a free account at in**@***fi.org. read more…
3) Missionary Care Course
The Missionary Care Foundations Course October at YWAM Los Angeles equips people with practical, emotional, and spiritual tools to help missionaries remain healthy, resilient, and effective. It’s a great opportunity to grow in caring for those serving in missions. Phase 1 is October 18- November 7, 2026 and Phase 2 follows Nov 8- Jan 31, 2027. For more information, click to: https://ywamnextstep.org/member-care/ read more…
4) Join MTI Connect 2026
Mission Training International invites those responsible for developing, supporting, and equipping cross-cultural workers within mission agencies and churches to attend MTI Connect, an opportunity to exchange proven practices, build relationships, and discover new ways to help cross-cultural workers thrive throughout their ministry. Learn more at www.mti.org/mticonnect. read more…
5) Mission After Empire Podcast
Missio Nexus has an eight-episode narrative podcast, Polyphonic: Mission After Empire, exploring the complex relationship between Christian mission and empire. Through candid conversations with historians, missiologists, practitioners, and everyday voices, the show traces inherited legacies, blind spots, and the tensions between faith, culture, and power. Music is more than background—it’s metaphor, glue, and sometimes the argument. Polyphonic invites listeners to hear many voices, each with its own melody, and to wrestle honestly with what it means to move forward in mission today. Check it out: https://missionexus.org/podcast-listing/polyphonic-mission-after-empire/. read more…
6) Joshua Project Webinars
Joshua Project has a few webinars coming up soon. Each session focuses on one part of the JP toolset in depth. Whether you’ve been using these resources for years or just getting started, there’s something here worth your time.
- People Group Adoption: Forms and Manuals Thursday, August 27 · 11:00 AM ET
- Light the Nations Prayer Map and Embed Thursday, September 3 · 11:00 AM ET
- Submitting Data Updates and Kobo Toolbox Thursday, July 16 · 11:00 AM ET
Spots are free. Add the ones that apply to your work and join live. Register and add dates to your calendar by going to https://go.upg.io/p/summer-events-2026. read more…
7) Follow-up on Bulk Email Platforms (Incl. Brevo)
A couple of weeks ago, we looked at Bulk email platforms. (See the item here: https://brigada.org/2026/06/28_45512). In addition to the platforms mentioned under that item, a Brigada reader is currently examining https://www.brevo.com/. He was curious: Have you tried it and, if so, did you like it for large lists? If you’d like to add another option, would you mind saying which and why? He’ll be very grateful. read more…
8) A Guide to Short-Term Missions (Updated & Expanded)
If your church is planning another short-term mission trip, or if you’re leading one, you don’t want to go it alone. The updated & expanded edition of A Guide to Short-Term Missions is just the ticket. This edition doesn’t just tweak the old material—it grows into the realities churches face today. More information here: https://www.ywampublishing.com/p-255-stepping-outbra-guide-to-short-term-missions.aspx. read more…
9) We’re Grateful for…
…recurring gifts this past week from great Brigada friends gave $5.65 and $50. Thank you! Want to stand with these partners in expanding the reach of Brigada? If so, just browse to https://brigada.org/empower-brigada and click Donate. God bless you! read more…
10) Tis the Season for Short Term Mission Trips
If your church wants short-term missions to actually build disciples instead of just create memories, TransforMission: Making Disciples through Short-Term Missions is one of the clearest resources you can use. According to Notre Dame University and Barna, about 30% of North American teenagers have already done some kind of mission or service project (whoa). In this book, the authors argue that short-term mission is one way God is taking the gospel to the nations while simultaneously transforming the lives of student participants. The book gives leaders a biblical, practical framework for designing STM experiences that focus on long-term spiritual growth, with guidance on pre-trip, on-site, and post-trip discipleship that helps churches move beyond the “cool trip” mentality and toward meaningful, lasting impact. Have you read it? It’s fairly new – published in 2025. https://www.logos.com/product/30942/transformission-making-disciples-through-short-term-missions read more…
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